Lots More Information
In the future, as we send space probes and manned missions to explore the solar system and possibly colonize other worlds, there's a major problem that we'll have to overcome -- keeping in touch with them. Read more »
Related HowStuffWorks Articles
- How Conspiracy Theories Work
- How long can a human survive in outer space?
- How the Lunar Landings Worked
- How NASA Works
- How Rocket Engines Work
- How Satellites Work
- How Spacesuits Work
- How Space Stations Work
- How Space Tourism Works
- How did the U.S. shoot down its spy satellite?
More Great Links
Sources
- Abrate, Giovanni. "The Lost Cosmonauts." Retrieved March 4, 2008. http://www.lostcosmonauts.com/
- Carroll, Robert T. "The Skeptic's Dictionary." Retrieved March 5, 2008. http://skepdic.com/contents.html
- CrankDotNet. Retrieved March 3, 2008. http://www.crank.net/conspiracy.html
- The Disclosure Project. Retrieved March 5, 2008. http://www.disclosureproject.org/
- "Geological Survey of Canada." Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved March 5, 2008. http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/geomag/nmp/northpole_e.php
- "The Great Moon Hoax." NASA. February 23, 2001. Retrieved March 4, 2008. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast23feb_2.htm
- Klass, Philip J. "The New Bogus Majestic-12 Documents." Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Retrieved March 3, 2008. http://csicop.org/si/2000-05/majestic-12.html
- "Mayan calendar." Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved March 4, 2008, from Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9051578
- Plait, Phil. "Misconceptions." Bad Astronomer Blog. Retrieved March 3, 2008. http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/index.html
- "Pole Shifts." Crystal Links. Retrieved March 5, 2008. http://www.crystalinks.com/poleshifts.html
- "Roswell Report: Case Closed." United States Air Force News. Retrieved March 4, 2008. http://www.af.mil/library/roswell/
- Schadewald, Robert J. "The Flat-out Truth." Science Digest. July 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2008. http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/fe-scidi.htm
- Simanek, Donald E. "The Flat Earth." Myths and Mysteries of Science. Retrieved March 3, 2008. http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/flat/flateart.htm
- SteamshovelPress. Retrieved March 4, 2008. http://www.steamshovelpress.com/
- Thomas, Dave. "The Roswell Incident and Project Mogul." Committee for Skeptical Inquiry. Retrieved on March 5, 2008. http://csicop.org/si/9507/roswell.html
- "U.S. official: Chinese test missile obliterates satellite." CNN. January 19, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2008. http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/space/01/18/china.missile/index.html
Cite This!
Please copy/paste the following text to properly cite this HowStuffWorks article:
Strickland, Jonathan. "Top 10 Space Conspiracy Theories" 14 March 2008. HowStuffWorks.com. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/space-conspiracy-theory.htm> 19 June 2013.
Cite

